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A Cop Movie posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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MOVIE2021 1h 47m MEX

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A radical experiment combining documentary and fictional elements. The film gives voice to one of Mexico’s most controversial institutions: the police force, and unravels the causes of the impunity crisis that plagues the justice system.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Mónica Del Carmen

Teresa

Raúl Briones

Raúl Briones

Montoya